The first entry in what is known in the West as the "Genghis Khan" series. It is named after a line in "The Secret History of the Mongols", the oldest surviving...
A collection of card and puzzle games for Game Boy and MSX.
An MSX, SMC-777, and Hitachi S1 mahjong game from Chat Noir.
A horse racing game for up to 4 players for MSX and Casio PV-2000.
A shoot-em-up on a ski resort. Released by Casio for the MSX and PV-2000.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
Jumpin' Jack is an isometric Frogger clone for the Commodore 64 and MSX.
A fantasy-based vertical shoot-'em-up for MSX and Master System, released only in South Korea.
Saurus Land is a prehistoric-themed game for the Tomy Pyuuta and MSX. It was released only in Japan.
Bloody Paws is a brawler that takes the titular werewolf on a quest to find his missing wife.
Super Mario Bros. 3 clone from South Korean developer Clover Soft.
The residents of 1313 Mockingbird Lane star in this adventure computer game.
An MSX game starring the small furry aliens from Return of the Jedi.
The third entry in the Sydney Hunter franchise.
An "active rail playing game" for NES and various Japanese computer systems.
Fruit Panic is a single-screen platformer from Pony Canyon
A licensed platformer featuring the troubled Japanese presenter and performer Masashi Tashiro.
The first game in the Nobunaga's Ambition series. It was never released outside of Japan.
A single-screen shoot'em up written by Mark Turmell and published for various 8-bit platforms.
Shoot and bomb your way around in this Xevious-style shooter for the MSX2.
An action-adventure game from Konami based on the 1985 movie. Mikey must save the other Goonies from the Fratellis, pirate ghosts and an enormous octopus by fin...
One of the first action RPGs, released in 1984. It was also the first fully-scaled open-world video game.
Remember those advergames Burger King put out for the Xbox 360? Yeah, turns out it wasn't the first time they played with the idea. "Whopper Chase" is a Spain-e...
Throw bombs at pigs in this cross between hot potato and dodgeball.
Gandhara (ガンダーラ), also known as Crusade of Gandhara Buddha (ガンダーラ仏陀の聖戦), is an action-adventure-RPG that was released by Enix in 1...
Cutesy super-deformed Godzilla is pitted against his cutesy super-deformed enemies.
Monster's Fair pits Mothra against some of Toho's other monsters, including Godzilla.
The playable debut of Godzilla pits him against three fearsome foes.
A point and click adventure developed and published by Infogrames. The game was released in 1986 for DOS and the MSX. A year later, the Atari ST version was rel...
A computer game based on the film starring Dolph Lundgren.
A collection of mazes from the first two Sokoban games, with tweaks to the rules and gameplay style.
Experience a little anime nudity in this Japanese card battling game.
Super Boy III is the final MSX release of the Super Boy series.
Like the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 (AKA "Lost Levels"), Super Boy II more or less uses the same engine and graphics as its predecessor but switches up the le...
Super Boy I is a clone of Super Mario Bros., for MSX and Master System. It was released only in South Korea.
A sci-fi adventure game from Enix, released in 1983. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the story is about the last survivors of a nuclear war going into crygeni...
The Earth Fighter Rayieza (地球戦士ライーザ Chikyū Senshi Raīza?) is a role-playing game developed and published by Enix (currently Square Enix) in 19...
Action RPG sequel to Cosmic Soldier, released for Japanese computers in 1987 and for North American PC in 1989.
A LaserDisc arcade game based around quick-time events. The game exists as a conversion for the 1983 arcade game Interstellar.
The very first video game based on the Rambo film series, an action-RPG released exclusively in Japan for the MSX.
A Y's-inspired sequel to Dante: RPG Construction Tool.
Dante: RPG Construction Tool is the game release that ASCII and Enterbrain considered the very start of the RPG Maker series.
The Black Bass is a fishing simulator for the Famicom and MSX. It is not to be confused with the American NES game The Black Bass, which is actually the sequel ...
Fantasy ero RPG developed by Cocktail Soft. for the PC-88, PC-98 and X68000.
Reviver: The Real-Time Adventure is an adventure game designed by Katsunori Yoshimura and released by Arsys Software in July 1987. It featured the concept of a ...
A platformer by Alligata Software, where the titular Blagger must use keys to open safes and reach the exit.
Shoot enemies before they can strike back in this Operation Wolf-like shooter.
An action platformer for the Arcades produced by UPL. It was later ported to the Famicom by Jaleco. It's known as Ninja-kun in Japan, and is the first of the Ni...
A version of Famista with a Pennant Race mode
2D shoot-em-up based on the M.A.S.K. TV series and comics.
A fighting game involving the kendo martial art. Released in Japan for the Sega SG-1000 in 1986.
Puyo Puyo is a puzzle game in which the player matches four or more "Puyo" of the same color together. This game is the precursor to an identically-titled arcad...
A homebrew collection of two Space Invaders games, made with Taito's blessing.
An action RPG for MSX released in 1987 and published by T&E Soft. The story of AshGuine II can be viewed as being set up in an alternate universe to and not a d...
An action/RPG loosely based on the film King Kong lives.
A fantasy-themed turn-based strategy game developed and published by Masaya.
A Mahjong game based on a manga license, published by Asmik for the NES and MSX in Japan only.
The sequel to the 1988 arcade version of the original Shanghai, featuring a new progression system where players attempt to clear six mahjong solitaire puzzles.
A sequel to the original Ninja-Kid (Ninja-kun), Ninja-Kid II is a side-scrolling platformer action game for Arcades. It is also known as Rad Action and JT-104, ...
Super Rambo Special is a stealth-action-RPG based on the movie Rambo: First Blood Part 2. It was released for the MSX in 1986 and featured some early stealth el...
A fishing sim based on a manga license for the NES. It was developed by Victor Interactive and never released outside of Japan.
An upgraded version of the Arcade and mobile phone game Snake developed by Dual, published by Sony for the MSX 2 and later published again by Taito for the Fami...
An instructional Shogi game, that teaches the Japanese version of chess. It is hosted by Tanigawa Kouji, a top-tier Shogi player. It was released for the Famico...
An action game created by Casio for the MSX in which the player character searches a house infested with Youkai: Mischievous Japanese spirits. Irem later publis...
A vertical shooter/racing game developed by Bothtec for Japanese home computers. A Famicom Disk System version was also produced. The game was never made availa...
A Famicom-only Mahjong game that teaches a specific variant called "Attack Mahjong" and one of many Mahjong games presented by expert Ide Yosuke. It also had it...
Based on the popular Tomy/Hasbro toy license, Zoids: Chuuou Tairiku no Tatakai is an RPG/Shooter hybrid developed for the Famicom by the notorious Micronics.
Flipper Slipper is a game for the Colecovision and MSX2 platforms. It is a water-themed Breakout-like game, with the unique mechanic of having curved paddles, w...